Human Being Song - Okkervil River

It’s hard to be a human being

Just seeking, needing, feeling pain

From things you can’t articulate

And dodging blame

And measuring

And hiding shame

It’s hard

It’s hard to open up your heart

And face the fact that you could fail

And show the world what you don’t know

And let your long-held high ground go

So you get cold

And act apart

I get it, though

It’s hard

A human being was shaped by God

It’s just an ape with changes made

It crowds the Earth, it takes and takes

Just like a plague

But still there’s good

Or even great

Can we escape?

Is it too late?

And I’ve got nothing smart to say

To wrap it up, to come to close

I hardly see beyond my nose

And I’ve got no idea of

What you’ve been through

Or had to do

Or rose above

But brother, I believe in love